Original subtitles

I know not why

Sadness and sorrow surround me

Everyday I'm praying

For the Loneliness to be chased away

Since that day,

You told me...

Since that day,

You told me...

Chilli.

Beef.

Pepper.

Peas.

15th December.

Hello.

Xiao Wu, you're awake? Had breakfast?

Yes...

Good, are you going to school now?

About to leave for school.

Do you still have enough pocket money?

Yes, should be enough.

How's the Korean uncle? Have you been behaving yourself?

Yes...

Remember to eat your meals.

Yes...

When are you coming home?

I still have a lot of business to attend to in Beijing...

Xiao Wu, show me your artwork.

Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu, are you deaf?

What is this?

It's my... It's my painting.

What did I ask you to do?

A dream.

So what is this?

I don't have dreams.

Is there any other problem?

I have cough...

You know what time it is?

I have no choice. They won't let me go.

You should've called.

My phone battery's flat.

Use your friends'!

Theirs aren't working.

Payphones?

All destroyed by fire, ok?

What's the big deal?

You want me to report my every move?

Didn't you say you were shopping?

What did you buy?

What can I buy?

With the pittance you gave me,

I can only window-shop!

Look at my dress!

It's so unfashionable!

People snigger, but what can I do?

Even if you went shopping,

do you need to be out from 9 to 8?

My friends don't look down on me,

invited me to their club.

We sat around, made small talk...

You think we made love?

You forgot we have dinner with my folks tonight!

Dinner? What's so nice about dinner?

You eat yours. I eat mine.

No need to do together!

I know... You want to use dinner to make me prisoner!

Let me tell you...

Don't use such tactics on me!

I'm your husband. I'd like to know your whereabouts.

Husband means I have to report everything to you?

How old are you this year?

45. Why?!

45 and still so childish,

and you dare to ask why?

He's sleeping

Testing...

Turn around

Ok class I want you to put away everything else,

and take out the composition that I gave you yesterday.

Come on, take out your compositions now.

Would anyone like to volunteer to read out your composition?

Anyone?

Xiao Wu.

Zhang Xiao Wu

My Hero

My dad is the person I love the most,

and whom I find very special.

He's Korean and my mum must have

met him in Seoul during a holiday there.

His name is Jung.

He's thirty-one years old.

My mum says that he is very tall.

He seldom smiles and smells of beer

mixed with baby Johnson's powder.

It is a smell so special that I can smell him

even before he enters our home.

My dad hates daylight and that's why

he decided only to work at night.

His favourite food is the Korean beef noodles.

Every Sunday, he and I will cook it together

and have a good time.

He is there to hug and comfort me when I'm down.

Play computer games with me when I'm bored.

And fetch me to school when I am late.

My father is my friend and my role model.

My Hero.

Ok.

How many words are there in your composition?

And how many words did I ask you to write?

So, what happened?

I just know him...

Yes?

What would you like?

What type of ice cream?

Huh?

See here.

Chocolate?

With bread? Or biscuit? Bread?

This? No, this goes with the scoops.

Cone? Ok.

Pick the colour.

Ok pick.

Two colours, ok ok.

Ok? One dollar.

One dollar.

Singapore ice cream very good.

Ok, thank you.

Everyone look at your notes.

In 1957, a law was passed to make the acquisition

of Singapore citizenship easier.

As a result, more people became eligible to vote in 1959.

To ensure that all the people took part in the

selection of government, voting was made compulsory

Xiao Wu...

What are you hiding?

Hiding book!

Enough, enough.

Take it out.

Take it out, put it on the table.

I'm not going to repeat myself.

Xiao Wu you put it on the table now.

I said now! Put it on the table!

I said put it on the table. I'm going to count to 3,

I want it on the table.

One.

Two.

Three.

Now, table now.

Book on the table now.

Put it on the table, I want it on the table.

Give it to me. Give it to me.

I said give it to me.

Give it to me.

Earth God, please excuse me.

I need your help today.

I'll borrow two oranges, but I'll

return them when I have the money.

Apologies. Thank you.

Uncle, how much are these?

Eight dollars.

What about two orange juice?

Four dollars.

And just two cup noodles?

Four dollars.

Then I'll just take the cup noodles.

Uncle, I'd like two cups of ice cream

Two cups? Ok.

How much are these?

One for $1.80, two for $3.60.

I've only $3, can you sell me one and a half?

I don't sell one and a half.

I'll sell one if you don't have enough.

My mum is sick and she wants ice cream.

How can she eat ice cream if she's ill?

She can.

Uncle please...

I can't

His tears

Since that day,

You told me...

Since the day.

You told me...

I know not why

Sadness and sorrow surround me

Everyday I'm praying

For the Loneliness to be chased away

Since that day,

You told me...

That you'll love me forever

A thousand words, a million times.

All vanished with the wind.